Welcome back to another Consultant Proficiency Resources postings on the Art of Communication. This week's CPR explores EQ and the implementation of building one's EQ/EI. Today, CPR reinforces the core competencies, followed by practical action steps. Let's first review some reasons to build your EQ/EI.
The rationale for constructing one's EQ/EI includes the following:
Wanting to succeed in a leadership role
Trying to fit in with a new organization or new team
Attempting to branch out of your network and make new friends or contacts
Starting a new business and wanting to improve your customer service,
It is understanding one's self whereby interacting on a deeper level.
Emotional Intelligence has three core capacities: self-reflection, self-soothing, and empathy. While self-reflection is the ability to identify with various thoughts and sensations, self-soothing helps us enjoy positive support and empathy. Empathy is appreciating someone else's perspective. This week is all about practicing our EQ/EQ.
Self-reflection
Self-reflection allows you to reflect and observe yourself. Reflection helps you make conscious choices. As you acknowledge your power, you realize you have a choice in your actions. If self-reflection is lacking, check which of the below applies:
Have difficulty learning from experiences.
Blame others.
Commonly make victim-based statements.
Display reactionary behavior.
Have difficulty understanding that we choose our response in any given situation.
Have limited ability to self-correct.
Have difficulty reflecting on how we co-created the outcome.
Have difficulty solving problems.
Self-soothing
If self-soothing is lacking, the below may occur. Document what applies to you:
Hear or accept negative information.
Deny things that are true or blame others.
Get upset in ways that cause us to feel undervalued or dismissed.
Sabotage outcomes.
Empathy
If empathy is lacking, a document which of the below applies:
Not listening
They are becoming isolated and out of touch.
I am not feeling honored or acknowledged.
Believing we don’t count.
They are becoming disconnected.
To enhance self-awareness, the VeryWellMind 2022 article provides the following steps:
Ask for constructive feedback.
Keep a journal
Learn new skills
Meditate
Pay attention to your thoughts and emotions.
Pursue your passions
Practice mindfulness
Reflect on your experiences.
Set goals
Use positive self-talk
Work on building a growth mindset.
Be sure to stay tuned for the upcoming exercises!!! As a reminder, to effect change, you must do 1% of the work daily.
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Warm Regards,
CeeCee
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